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Cartouch :: Cartouch (n.) A tablet for ornament, or for receiving an inscription, formed like a sheet of paper with the edges rolled up; hence, any tablet of ornamental form..

Ogham :: Ogham (n.) A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc..

Hierology :: Hierology (n.) A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science which treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the Egyptians, or a treatise on that science..

Copy :: Copy (n.) To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off..

Heelball :: Heelball (n.) A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions..

Legend :: Legend (n.) An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration..

Sanskrit :: Sanskrit (a.) Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; as, a Sanskrit dictionary or inscription..

Epitaph :: Epitaph (n.) An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription..

Circumscription :: Circumscription (n.) An inscription written around anything.

Archaeology :: Archaeology (n.) The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc..

Monumental :: Monumental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription..

Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription..

Ro-setta Stone :: Ro-setta stone () A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt..

Inscription :: Inscription (n.) That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc..

Legitimate :: Legitimate (a.) Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions..

Character :: Character (n.) Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character..

Insculpture :: Insculpture (n.) An engraving, carving, or inscription..

Chronogram :: Chronogram (n.) The record or inscription made by a chronograph.

Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription..

Sphenography :: Sphenography (n.) The art of writing in cuneiform characters, or of deciphering inscriptions made in such characters..

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